Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Scripture often describes God as a husband to his chosen people: God is the husband of Israel, the bridegroom of the bride. God perfectly fulfills the obligations of a husband, but the nation of Israel frequently disrespected the good things God had given her. When a wife trashes and desecrates the good things — physical,… Continue reading The unfaithful wife in Ezekiel 16 — applications and misapplications
In Matthew 19, when Jesus was speaking about divorce and remarriage, he was addressing only the ways that the Jewish religious leaders in his day were misinterpreting Deuteronomy 24:1. He was only pushing back against male-privileged rabbinic interpretations of Deuteronomy 24:1. The Jews who heard Jesus talking to the Pharisees would have known that Jesus… Continue reading When Jesus spoke about divorce and remarriage, he was pushing back against male-privileged interpretations of Deuteronomy 24
